Haiti’s gangs have ‘near-total control’ of the capital as violence escalates, UN says

Haiti’s gangs have ‘near-total control’ of the capital as violence escalates, UN says

Senior U.N. officials warn that Haiti’s gangs have gained “near-total control” of the capital and authorities are unable to stop escalating violence across the impoverished Caribbean nation

Security guards stand watch as Haiti’s Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime, center, talks with the Mexico’s Charge d’Affaires Jesus Cisneros after attending an event marking one year since the start of the Multinational Security Support Mission in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)